DESPONDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESPONDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESPONDENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDENT
No single letter turns DESPONDENT into another word.
How DESPONDENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESPONDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESPONDENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
In very low spirits because of lost hope or courage.
A despondent person has given up expecting things to improve. It is stronger than merely sad, and suggests a deep sense of defeat after repeated setbacks.
How DESPONDENT is used
Despondent describes a person or mood, often after failure or loss.
- He grew despondent after the third rejection.
- The despondent team left the field in silence.
- She sounded despondent on the phone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESPONDENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESPONDENT
1 longer words begin with DESPONDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDENT
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Common questions about DESPONDENT
- Is DESPONDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDENT worth?
- DESPONDENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESPONDENT mean?
- In very low spirits because of lost hope or courage.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDENT?
- No single letter can be added to DESPONDENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESPONDENT:
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